Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 313: Sister Support 

Ella

“Ella!” I hear my sister’s voice cry the same moment I hear the front door to the house open. I stand quickly from my seat in Sinclair’s office, Rafe awake and peaceful in my arms, and move to the open doorway.

“Cora!” I call. I see her spin away from the living room where she was looking for me and jog down the hall towards me, Roger closing the house’s main door behind him as he enters as well. Cora takes my shoulders in her hands as soon as she gets close.

–

“Are you

– are you all right?” she gasps, looking me over, and then looking down towards the baby. I can see a little relief come into her face the moment she sees us both before her, intact and safe.

“We’re okay,” I say, giving her a little smile. “For right now, we’re okay. Thank you for coming so late at night.”

My sister snaps her eyes up at me, frowning a little.

“What?” I ask.

“I just…” she says, confused, glancing back at Roger, “I didn’t expect you to be so calm.”

“Well, it happened like, eleven hours ago,” I say, raising my eyebrows at her. “We’ve had some time to process and plan

–

turning fully to glare at Roger coming down the hall towards us. “The way this one was pounding on my

bat into hell,” he mutters, his frustrated expression matching Cora’s. “It wasn’t exactly peaceful heading into

mouth to retort but I reach out and give him a little

the investigators.

hours ago? There wasn’t anything on my phone when I woke up from my nap at 9 –

I say, hesitating and looping my arm with Cora’s

in his team of investigators – the ones who were working on the question of the switched sperm sample before

they wanted to…clear you. Before I was allowed to

Cora asks,

my mouth pulling into a grimace. “As a…suspect.”

the house. Rafe flinches and starts to

my am mers al work to settle we baby, bobbing him in my arms. “Obviously Sinclair and I don’t suspect you! But his team needs to be thorough, and you were the last one who we know had the sample! It makes sense, from

was a suspect! After everything!” Cora says, her voice softer now, but no less angry.

eyes and wishing to mollify her because, honestly, it was more

taking a minute to breathe in deeply and then exhale. Then, slowly, she pulls her hands down her face, tucking them beneath her chin in two

says, her voice as pleading as it is

shaking my head at her, my eyes wide with apology. “You know that I know you have nothing to do with

my investigators – they were just following process

says, nodding. “I get it.

slowly walks over to us. “You have more knowledge of it than the rest of us – you were there. We’d like to see if you remember anything

“Of course – I’ll tell you everything. But don’t your investigators have the notes?” Cora asks, confused, “from the last time we

a wide, too–eager smile. “Well…” I say, my voice wheedling as I passes the baby to Sinclair and take both of Cora’s hands. The baby calms almost instantly in Sinclair’s arms. “How do you feel

jaw. “Are you serious? Ether?” she asks, awed. “Do you – you want

do hypnosis?”

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